Gansler Says Brown Relying on Race in Bid for Md. Governor

LANHAM, Md. (CBSDC) — Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler was recorded last month saying that Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown is relying on his race to get elected as the state’s next governor.

In comments captured on a recording that was obtained by The Washington Post, Gansler also told campaign volunteers at a July 15 meeting in Annapolis that Brown, his main rival in next year’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, lacks the track record to be governor.

“I mean, right now his campaign slogan is, ‘Vote for me, I want to be the first African American governor of Maryland,’” Gansler told the group, according to The Post. “That’s a laudable goal, but you need a second sentence: ‘Because here’s what I’ve done, and here’s why I’ve done it.’”

The Post says the recording was provided to the newspaper by someone not employed by either campaign.